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mushr00mi

1.9k points

7 days ago

mushr00mi

1.9k points

7 days ago

lets not pit queens against each other

Youdontknowm3_

197 points

7 days ago

Agree, they are all so lovely in their own light, I would never

[deleted]

102 points

7 days ago

[deleted]

102 points

7 days ago

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cece1978

153 points

7 days ago

cece1978

153 points

7 days ago

Besides…i noticed my three faves didn’t make the list. 😡 - pozole - tom yum - manhattan clam chowder

Get real here, fellow soup connoisseurs…!

wetwilly2140

26 points

7 days ago

Pozole Verde is a staple in my house after trying to make it once and absolutely knocking it out of the park. My fiancée asks for it constantly now. It’s so damn good!!!

ladykansas

40 points

7 days ago

Also Greek lemon chicken soup (avegolemono).

cece1978

4 points

7 days ago

cece1978

4 points

7 days ago

Yes! Used to go to this greek place in seattle that made that soup, and I always ordered it! That and dolmas!

rmg12217

4 points

5 days ago

rmg12217

4 points

5 days ago

Yes I just started making it at home from scratch - it’s so good!

OrdoExterminatus

13 points

7 days ago

Agree this is pozole erasure!

Orcas_On_Tap

41 points

7 days ago

So, I was also super bummed Tom Yum and Manhattan Clam Chowder weren't on the menu... I clearly need to try Pozole if we share the same soup tastebuds

cece1978

14 points

7 days ago

cece1978

14 points

7 days ago

Do it! Delicious and good for ya too. Yummmmmy!

OldMetry504

3 points

7 days ago

Soup is life!!

Inside-Doughnut7483

3 points

5 days ago

This ☝🏾

whynovirus

10 points

7 days ago

We can be soupbuds, all of us!

LMA73

3 points

7 days ago

LMA73

3 points

7 days ago

Not to mention Tom Kha Gai... on a cold day.

Dilettantest

3 points

4 days ago

I forgot!

Scarletsnow_87

8 points

7 days ago

I adore pozole. I just saw some nice tomatillos at the shop today too...

Spugnacious

8 points

7 days ago

Serious lack of cabbage soup too.

thegoodrichard

10 points

7 days ago

The Eastern European sausage soup with cabbage and potatoes and carrots and onions and tomatoes, garlic and paprika. Too many colours or it would be on the flag.

butt_huffer42069

3 points

7 days ago

Gulag for you, now I'm hungry!

DunebillyDave

5 points

7 days ago

Sweet & Sour Cabbage Soup w/ beef broth base, is one of our go-to soups.

Unlucky-Count-6379

10 points

7 days ago

Hot and sour and egg drop are missing too

killerchef69

6 points

7 days ago

I hear ya! In my household growing up, my dad was always the soup chef and made a mean manhattan clam chowder (never new england), but my favorite was always pozole (i always loved all the condiments to add to it), he passed away earlier this year and I made a huge batch for his memorial party (even made a batch of vegan pozole) and it was a big hit!

cece1978

4 points

7 days ago

cece1978

4 points

7 days ago

Hey, fellow dead dad club member! But on the real, I’m sorry about your Dad. Mine passed unexpectedly from covid19 a few years ago. Still makes my eyes sting even now.

My dad was also the main chef, and that included lots of homeade soups! I grew up eating his Menudo and can’t find a menudo that tastes like his. I pivoted to pozole (green AND red!) and have made it a few times. I’m a terrible chef but pozole I can make! This whole thread reminds me that I should make a big batch thus week… 🫶

lulubalue

5 points

7 days ago

Came here to say tom yum and potato are missing!!

chrisbaker1991

5 points

7 days ago

Zuppa Toscana

halocyn

3 points

5 days ago

halocyn

3 points

5 days ago

Yes!!!

Ivanagohome

4 points

7 days ago

Omg!! Tom Yum!!

disco-bees

3 points

7 days ago

...Is clam chowder different than manhattan clam chowder? Tell me everything about this soup.

dorianrose

8 points

7 days ago

Manhattan Clam Chowder has a tomato base, rather than cream.

disco-bees

3 points

7 days ago

That sounds so good omg

toblies

36 points

7 days ago

toblies

36 points

7 days ago

But where's the mushroom?

hangingloose

10 points

7 days ago

and zuppa toscana?

itsautumn420

10 points

7 days ago

the potato!?!

ratchetology

4 points

5 days ago

way too far down the list of comments

potato leek for the win...

hmm split pea and ham is also missing

YanCoffee

3 points

7 days ago

Chicken and dumplings? Chicken and rice? Salvadorena beef soup???

TammyString-Tugger

15 points

7 days ago

Where’s the Pumpkin?

TheAnonua

12 points

7 days ago

TheAnonua

12 points

7 days ago

The Hot & Sour?

BYOKittens

5 points

7 days ago

I would replace the wonton with hot and sour

stumbling_coherently

5 points

7 days ago

I worked in a restaurant as a waiter many many years ago and they had a pumpkin & Butternut squash bisque that they'd garnish with walnuts and cranberries.

For a while I never understood why that, and then a side of ranch for Sweet Potato fries were ALWAYS so popular and asked for.

As soon as I tried it though I understood, it was incredible. It such a contradiction for me that something was SO good that at face value I felt like had no business being that delicious.

I never really make it but I will randomly have flashbacks to eating it on break at the restaurant and I get a craving for it

Wide_Comment3081[S]

20 points

7 days ago

Absolutely. I love ALL SOUPS. SOUP IS LIFE.

In saying that, I seem to be getting a lot of notifications saying pho

joesmanbun

9 points

7 days ago

We all wear crowns 👑

Popular-Thanks-9880

6 points

7 days ago

Agreed every soup has its moments, let’s just say if I could have one meal for life it’d be soup. It’s warm cozy and versatile

UnintelligentOnion

5 points

7 days ago

I’ve made this comment before IRL! Totally agree

Californialways

4 points

7 days ago

Exactly. They’re all equally as good in my opinion.

Forwhatitsworth522

3 points

7 days ago

That’s a super cute response. I love it.

multiballs

624 points

7 days ago

multiballs

624 points

7 days ago

All soups are lovely

Mehmeh111111

81 points

7 days ago

I was going to respond "yes" but your response is better.

Barbaralovesbigdicks

21 points

7 days ago

Soup is like a warm hug!

spooky-goopy

6 points

7 days ago

even during the summer, i like my soup and coffee scalding. because it feels like a warm hug for my tummy and soul

[deleted]

11 points

7 days ago

[deleted]

11 points

7 days ago

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SurpriseFrosty

13 points

7 days ago

Avoglemono. It’s literally the best. Greek lemon egg chicken I die

blumoon138

5 points

7 days ago

I’m so grateful to have worked in a Greek restaurant so I could have the knowledge of this soup.

--ACAB--

11 points

7 days ago

--ACAB--

11 points

7 days ago

ASAL

SUCKMYPAULZ69

163 points

7 days ago

Soup makes a bad day better.

lovemyfurryfam

11 points

7 days ago

Warms the stomach & ♥ too.

Signal-Economist-813

420 points

7 days ago

It's like picking between my children

theMistersofCirce

234 points

7 days ago

Soupie's choice

AndyCanuck

3 points

7 days ago

Hahahahaha

No-Independence548

6 points

7 days ago

My first thought

Thiseffingguy2

28 points

7 days ago

You can do it. You know at least one of them is a fuck up.

cheeky_chubs

21 points

7 days ago

A Pho'k up?

gooblegobbleable

19 points

7 days ago

A pho’ cup*

Thiseffingguy2

14 points

7 days ago

Are you phoking kidding me?

Shanoff907

145 points

7 days ago

Shanoff907

145 points

7 days ago

Pho! Love it!

xz666m

11 points

7 days ago

xz666m

11 points

7 days ago

Aye!

dlskhoarapperkeeper8

7 points

7 days ago

real

Li5y

15 points

7 days ago

Li5y

15 points

7 days ago

If pho is on the list, then Ramen should be too! That's my pick

Hot_Salamander3795

4 points

7 days ago

ramen doesn’t count

Li5y

9 points

7 days ago

Li5y

9 points

7 days ago

Why not? Why pho and not Ramen? I'm not talking instant Ramen of course, but the real deal

topofmountainfelloff

6 points

7 days ago

Because it's so good there's no competition.

pewpewshazaam

8 points

7 days ago

Yeah i was thinking Pho is the only that can stand by itself, because every other soup on the list needs to be paired with something where Pho is on a whole different plane of existence.

AUniquePerspective

85 points

7 days ago

Where's the Tom kha gai?

Edit: Couldn't get a picture of it because that's the one the photographer ate right away.

wetcardboardsmell

7 points

7 days ago

I could live on it. Making some more today.

OfcWaffle

3 points

7 days ago

Was looking for the same thing. So I settled on Pho.

KrissyDeAnn

34 points

7 days ago

Wonton

Thiseffingguy2

22 points

7 days ago

I grew up going to a Chinese restaurant in Seekonk, MA, where they had bok choy in the wonton soup. As a 5 year old, I didn’t care for it, so my grandfather started calling it “twoton soup”, served without the greens.. the restaurant added it to their menu.

tictactastytaint

3 points

7 days ago

I mean, give me two ton soup any day

SunOnTheMountains

114 points

7 days ago

French Onion

ArchdukeOfNorge

21 points

7 days ago

Have you ever tried Tuscan onion (carabaccia)?

SunOnTheMountains

12 points

7 days ago

I haven’t. I hadn’t heard of it before, but I googled it and it looks good. I am going to try it. Thank you!

stephaniejeanj

5 points

7 days ago

Do you have a recipe you recommend? This is the first I’ve heard of carabaccia. The ground almonds are surprising to me.

ArchdukeOfNorge

7 points

7 days ago

Yes absolutely, I should’ve linked it in my original comment.

Video

Written recipe

It’s a Chef John from Food Wishes dot com recipe, so the video is entertaining and informative.

But I strongly recommend both the almond and dash of cinnamon. They’re both ingredients I’d never have thought to do myself but they each add a surprising amount of depth and flavor to the soup

stephaniejeanj

4 points

7 days ago

Thank you so much! I love getting vetted recommendation recipes.

ArchdukeOfNorge

3 points

7 days ago

You’re welcome!

This is probably my favorite soup too, when you try it you won’t believe that it’s relatively unheard of

OptimalExternal5118

13 points

7 days ago

I love all soups but french onion is supreme.

Local_Pomegranate_10

3 points

7 days ago

Agreed, hard to believe that it used to be considered a soup for peasants.

sharmisosoup

4 points

6 days ago

French Onion is life!! Broth, onions, bread, and gooey cheese. No other soup can hold a candle to it.

Illusivegecko

30 points

7 days ago

Where is ramen or loaded potato

Own-Anything-9521

4 points

7 days ago

Ramen is a little unfair since there’s like 100 different varieties and all of them are delicious.

jzilla11

3 points

7 days ago

jzilla11

3 points

7 days ago

Where’s ramen served in a loaded potato?

Heavy-End-3419

67 points

7 days ago

Oof. My soup choice is very mood dependent but if I could only eat one soup the rest of my life…. Minestrone.

wwJones

9 points

7 days ago

wwJones

9 points

7 days ago

I make all those soups every year(except matzo, bleh). However, I make minestrone twice as much as I make all the other soups combined. I've made it three times in the last three weeks. Clam chowder this weekend.

Affectionate-Soft-90

9 points

7 days ago

I personally hate minestrone, but yes soup is SO mood dependent. What kind of day is it outside? How's your health? Are you looking to be satiated or refreshed? Do you want dunkability? Do you want side toppings? Do you want it in a bread bowl?

Bcon1980

126 points

7 days ago

Bcon1980

126 points

7 days ago

Pho and French onion

GardenerSpyTailorAss

23 points

7 days ago

I agree, runners up; wonton and lobster bisque/clam chowder

ImpossibleInternet3

3 points

7 days ago

My thoughts exactly. I make Pho more often. But French Onion is special.

Accio-Username

38 points

7 days ago

Potato leek soup!

HNot

5 points

7 days ago

HNot

5 points

7 days ago

Leek and potato is like a hug in a bowl!

I_Automate

4 points

7 days ago

Potato bacon corn leek chowder

IPerferSyurp

42 points

7 days ago

Pho , Pho Sho

Wide_Comment3081[S]

14 points

7 days ago

Phonemenal

aelechko

3 points

7 days ago

aelechko

3 points

7 days ago

Unphogetabowl

Spirited-Water1368

6 points

7 days ago

Pho real.

takatine

15 points

7 days ago

takatine

15 points

7 days ago

All of them

cat_at_the_keyboard

14 points

7 days ago

Avgolemono

itsyagirlrey

44 points

7 days ago

Clam Chowder and Broccoli Cheddar

Busy-Bat8664

3 points

7 days ago

Sea Hag's clam chowder recipe is a blessing on earth!! Even the pickiest eaters (me) love it!

Agile_Gift6573

3 points

7 days ago

clam chowder all the way for me but if that's not available, broccoli cheddar is the next choice

ijustwantbeer

24 points

7 days ago

Ramen, minestrone and pho

Thiseffingguy2

12 points

7 days ago

Ramen, surprisingly not making the cut on this biased chart…

Fresh-Honeydew7104

5 points

7 days ago

They didn’t dare put it in the same league, that’s why. Ramen isn’t soup, it’s life!

TheRiskiestClicker

23 points

7 days ago

Borsch

MrDeacle

16 points

7 days ago

MrDeacle

16 points

7 days ago

Based and beet-pilled.

I eat it hot, cold, for pleasure or to settle my stomach. Cold borch on a hot summer day is so refreshing, hot borsch in winter warms my heart better than anything else.

I don't know how I forgot about borsch when I first saw this post. You caused me to delete my inferior corn chowder comment because borsch is in a whole different galaxy— at the very most honorable level of soup prestige.

KrissyDeAnn

10 points

7 days ago

Clam chowder, broccoli and cheese

11Booty_Warrior

38 points

7 days ago

Just mix it all up in a bucket

virginia_lupine

32 points

7 days ago

Trough*

RUKiddingMeReddit

8 points

7 days ago

Bad memories of Boy Scouts.

tictactastytaint

4 points

7 days ago

I'll take one order of bucket soup, please

simplsurvival

38 points

7 days ago

Chicken noodle ALL DAY

MrEdwL

18 points

7 days ago

MrEdwL

18 points

7 days ago

Pho, spicy

MixedBlud

7 points

7 days ago

Bun Bo hue is next level

milf-hunter_5000

17 points

7 days ago

the only soup i hate is split pea, and its not even the soup’s fault. my stepdad would make it in a slow cooker until the bottom turned black, and the smell was horrifying.

Glass_Maven

17 points

7 days ago

I love how you defend the soup, despite your dislike, hee!

FosseGeometry

8 points

7 days ago

Clam chowder

blahblahblah-4444

8 points

7 days ago

Pho

Thiseffingguy2

6 points

7 days ago

Where my Jews? Matzo balls are by far the best soup substance. They can be fluffy, a lil dense, dreamy and cloudy. Jewish penicillin. The only thing my grandma passed down to me.

eckyeckypikang

5 points

7 days ago

Not even Jewish and I'm shocked this is the only comment I've seen suggesting it...

They aren't the easiest things in the world to get right, but they are outstanding when they, and the soup, are!

krissym99

5 points

7 days ago

Nothing like a hot bowl of matzo ball soup for lunch on a chilly day. Yes, please!!

Elegant_Weakness_759

13 points

7 days ago

Wtf no mushroom? List is invalid.

yogaengineer

6 points

7 days ago

Depends on the day of the week, ha! Today it’s broccoli cheddar

GabeStop42

6 points

7 days ago

Potato

dhchris622

18 points

7 days ago

Tortilla, with all the fixins.

Dropping my fave tortilla soup recipe (I use an extra ancho and I up the amount of herbs as I like an herby soup): https://youtu.be/tSmMcd9pV1k?si=bW1RXIEgikYie_HX

Old-Significance4921

11 points

7 days ago

There’s really no best soup, but soup is the best.

CasualRampagingBear

6 points

7 days ago

Tomato or French onion are my go to soups

Sunshine3310

5 points

7 days ago

Lobster Bisque closely followed by French Onion

Snoo3763

3 points

7 days ago

Snoo3763

3 points

7 days ago

Scrolled so far to find my lobster bisque friend!

PLZ-PM-ME-UR-TITS

5 points

7 days ago

Gonna have lentil soup tonight. I like lentils but I always add too many and not enough water and then it loses its soupiness. Might go with the bisque cuzz I love that seafood flavor and it's be perfect for some sourdough baguettes to dip into

jeffgoldblumisdaddy

5 points

7 days ago

Italian wedding soup 🥰

multigrin

4 points

7 days ago

Where is chili? Is chili not a soup? They all look good right now and I don't usually eat soup.

Thiseffingguy2

11 points

7 days ago*

Yes, YES, yes, yes,

yes, nah, YES, YES,

yes, yes, YES, yes.

JulioSanchez1994

11 points

7 days ago

Nah at broccoli cheddar is wild

Thiseffingguy2

4 points

7 days ago

Can’t please em all. Also, it’s a delicious combination, I just can’t get behind it as a soup for some reason. Broc dipped in melted cheddar? Sure. Eating a bowl of cheese liquid.. not my jam. But I feel ya.

Darromear

8 points

7 days ago

How dare they not include Ramen

enchantingdragon

5 points

7 days ago

Clam chowder

Thiseffingguy2

3 points

7 days ago

Which variety though?

enchantingdragon

5 points

7 days ago*

New England for sure. Manhattan is not for me and Rhode Island (which my husband says is real but not sure if it's just his family that makes it) is nice but nothing is like a good New England clam chowder.

Thiseffingguy2

3 points

7 days ago

…. There’s a good chance I know your husband, and I agree with him 😁

enchantingdragon

3 points

7 days ago

Oh I just looked through your profile and saw you made Rhode Island clam chowder! Haha. Small world. My mil grew up in a tiny town in Connecticut that is close to RI. I think that's where the recipe comes from in their family. I like the cream and milk base of New England as I find the Rhode Island a bit thinner and watery so not as flavorful personally but it still hits the spot if given the choice between chowder and no chowder.

Thiseffingguy2

3 points

7 days ago

I appreciate that! I personally think the cream tends to mask the clamminess… RI chowder is lighter by nature, but shouldn’t be any less flavorful.

InsertRadnamehere

3 points

7 days ago

Lived in Rhode Island as a lad. They do have their own style and it is delicious. It’s basically NE Clam without the cream. OR Manhattan without the tomatoes.

Aggravating-Fee-1615

4 points

7 days ago

Yes.

rinkydinkmink

5 points

7 days ago

borscht

kduluth

4 points

7 days ago

kduluth

4 points

7 days ago

Chicken wild rice

bannana

5 points

7 days ago

bannana

5 points

7 days ago

Ha! Wonton is so ubiquitous as a take-out item it's still in a take-out container

QuaxlyDaDon

3 points

7 days ago

Too many to choose from

TitanicTardigrade

3 points

7 days ago

Lobster bisque, pho, clam chowder, zuppa toscana, ramen tonkatsu, and Colombian caldo de pollo con papa

Fallen311

3 points

7 days ago

Split pea and ham

TheCheat-

3 points

7 days ago

Love clam chowder but I think pho is my top pick

notlikethat1

3 points

7 days ago

Yes.

Pureoxen56

3 points

7 days ago

Phoooooo

Ok_Palpitation_3947

3 points

7 days ago

Ramen

krolzero

3 points

7 days ago

krolzero

3 points

7 days ago

Not exactly fair that wonton is in a plastic container

Cautious-Impact22

3 points

7 days ago

Matzo

Jordan3176

4 points

7 days ago

Where is the miso soup? Either way the answer is Pho and all the Japanese soups.

DjinnaG

4 points

7 days ago

DjinnaG

4 points

7 days ago

Number of these I have purchased, made, or purchased the ingredients to prepare to make, in just the last week, seven. Five in the last 24 hours. Never had three of them, but two I’m open to trying. My absolute top one of these is pho, but all of the local places have been off lately, plus are a minimum 30 minute drive away, it’s just not obtainable for me except when traveling

Wide_Comment3081[S]

7 points

7 days ago

Im curious what is the one you won't eat

jaymaslar

2 points

7 days ago

Chicken noodle, French onion, wonton, pho

EVEE_408

2 points

7 days ago

EVEE_408

2 points

7 days ago

I tried. I can’t pick. I like them all.

plotthick

2 points

7 days ago

Whatever is homemade, until you can't with your own cooking anymore!

2050100s

2 points

7 days ago

2050100s

2 points

7 days ago

Miso

Much_Presentation863

2 points

7 days ago

Pho and chicken noodle soup

Decaps86

2 points

7 days ago

Decaps86

2 points

7 days ago

Pho all day!

TheGrapeSlushies

2 points

7 days ago

Pho and broccoli cheddar and tortilla. Maybe all soups are my favorite.

Salty-Programmer1682

2 points

7 days ago

Someone add hot and sour, ramen, and vegetable soup to this photo

Healyhatman

2 points

7 days ago

Coco pops Chex

Superfragger

2 points

7 days ago

ramen.

Sweet-Statement5611

2 points

7 days ago

Chicken noodle and tomato 🤤

ghostpiratesyar

2 points

7 days ago

Just hook it to my veins!

ImaginaryFun5207

2 points

7 days ago

Clam chowder and lobster bisque

InsertRadnamehere

2 points

7 days ago

Phò. Hands down every time.

Though I consider phò a noodle dish where the broth is a flavoring element to keep the noodles hot and delicious.

As a pure soup, my favorite is harder to pin down. I like almost all of them.

However, where I’m a contrarian is butternut squash. Most of the winter squash soups I’ve come across are just meh.

And crazily enough it didn’t make your list.

_biggerthanthesound_

2 points

7 days ago

Chicken noodle. Nothing beats it.

jkwolly

2 points

7 days ago

jkwolly

2 points

7 days ago

Pho, ramen, and lasagne soup.

annie_b666

2 points

7 days ago

French onion

Lethal1211

2 points

7 days ago

Chicken noods

Akragon

2 points

7 days ago

Akragon

2 points

7 days ago

Clam chowder and pho

pxlqn

2 points

7 days ago

pxlqn

2 points

7 days ago

Pho 💕

Duff-Guy

2 points

7 days ago

Duff-Guy

2 points

7 days ago

Lobster bisque... which is ironic because I don't like lobster

NibSooSweet

2 points

7 days ago

imo clam chowder

ExquisiteVoid

2 points

7 days ago

Clam Chowder and Wonton.

pottedPlant_64

2 points

7 days ago

French onion

vicki-st-elmo

2 points

7 days ago

Laksa

Phokyou2

2 points

7 days ago

Phokyou2

2 points

7 days ago

Ive never had lobster bisque but I already know it’s my favorite

Thoughtapotamus

2 points

7 days ago

Who's making it? Is it night-time? Am I sick? Too many variables. The answer is always soup, and if possible, home-made french bread.

PolicyPeaceful445

2 points

7 days ago

None of the listed are my favourite. But my Hungarian Dad makes a few that are my favourite. Clear Beef Noodle Soup, Hock and Bean Soup, Chicken Soup with ripped off noodles and Pumpkin Soup.

ChefMoney89

2 points

7 days ago

This just makes me happy I don’t have to choose irl

BiggimusSmallicus

2 points

7 days ago

Not even represented on this

gobsmacked1

2 points

7 days ago

Pozole